EP 2409551 B1 20140806 - METHOD OF CONFIRMING THAT A CONTROL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH A PREDEFINED PROTOCOL STANDARD
Title (en)
METHOD OF CONFIRMING THAT A CONTROL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH A PREDEFINED PROTOCOL STANDARD
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR BESTÄTIGUNG DASS EIN STEUERGERÄT MIT EINEM BESTIMMTEN STANDARDPROTOKOL ÜBEREINSTIMMT
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE CONFIRMER QU'UN DISPOSITIF DE CONTRÔLE EST CONFORME À UN PROTOCOLE STANDARD PRÉDÉFINI
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2010026806 W 20100310
- US 16218209 P 20090320
- US 64292609 A 20091221
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2010238047A1] A control device, such as a digital ballast controller, is adapted to be coupled to an electronic ballast, such as a DALI ballast, via a communication link, and is operable to determine whether the ballast is operating within the specifications of a predefined protocol standard, e.g., the DALI standard. For example, the control device may measure the bit times of a digital message received from the ballast and to determine if the bit times fall within the limits set by the standard. The control device may also determine the minimum delay time required between two digital messages received by the ballast and determine if the minimum delay time falls within the limit set by the standard. The control device may adapt its normal operation (e.g., how digital messages are received and transmitted) or may provide feedback (e.g., by flashing a lamp) in response to determining that the ballast is operating outside of the specifications of the standard.
IPC 8 full level
H05B 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H05B 47/18 (2020.01 - EP US)
Citation (examination)
- NXP: "AN10760 USB-DALI master using LPC2141", 1 November 2008 (2008-11-01)
- "The Transmission Control Protocol", 24 April 2000 (2000-04-24), Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://condor.depaul.edu/jkristof/technotes/tcp.html>
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2010238047 A1 20100923; US 8680969 B2 20140325; CA 2755818 A1 20100923; EP 2409551 A1 20120125; EP 2409551 B1 20140806; WO 2010107642 A1 20100923
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 64292609 A 20091221; CA 2755818 A 20100310; EP 10716653 A 20100310; US 2010026806 W 20100310